GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |